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8Signs Firewall is a Security software developed by 8Signs Limited. After our trial and test, the software is proved to be official, secure and free. Here is the official description for 8Signs Firewall:

Edit by Brothersoft: 8Signs Firewall is a software firewall for administrators wanting to protect a Windows Internet server, and power users who want complete information and control over their network security. Stateful inspection firewalls determine whether packets can get through the firewall based on the protocol, port, and source and destination addresses.

8Signs Firewall falls into a class of firewalls called Stateful Inspection Firewalls. Stateful inspection firewalls overcome the limitations of packet filter firewalls and application proxy servers. They examine more than just the 'to' and 'from' addresses in the data packets, and do not require a proxy for every application being accessed. Stateful inspection firewalls determine whether packets can get through the firewall based on the protocol, port, and source and destination addresses. For every request that is allowed by this strategy, stateful inspection firewalls open up a limited time window to allow response packets, but ONLY from the same host. Also, by maintaining information about previous packets, stateful inspection firewalls can quickly verify that packets meet the criteria for authorized traffic, making them inherently fast.

Signs Firewall allow you to TraP hackers, slow down the spread of worms and stall spammers by creating tarpits. A tarpit is a trap for troublesome outsiders. Your system accepts TCP Connections but never replies and ignores Disconnect requests. This can leave ports scanners and hackers stuck for hours, even days.